| Place | Asia: Singapore, Kranji |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | S04106 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 38 min 25 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK D90; mono |
| Maker |
Lowe, Ronald James |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
NX1351 Ronald James Lowe as a Private 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Donald Wall.
Description
Talks about events before fall of Singapore; crossing Kranji River; attacked by Japanese plane; swim across river; carrying wounded Australian asked British Brigadier to take the wounded man in his car Brigadier refused; formation of X Battalion; Major Robertson; meeting with Gordon Bennett; machine gunners at Mersing; being carried on stretcher in mud after wounding; "Cheeky Billie" Richardson; member of militia when war broke out in 1939; operation 'Blue Dawn'; lack of officers negated awarding of decorations; delay in artillery support; march from Singpore to Changi, then with Don Force; on Thai-Burma railway, then to north Thailand; man missing at roll call, returned through main gate; shooting of prisoner.
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NX1351 Ronald James Lowe as a Private 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Donald Wall.